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A Roanoke man missing for a week turns up in a pit.
We've got a preview of the Abed racketeering and arson trial.
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VO-NAT

And you've heard about people re-inventing the wheel. We'll meet a man in
Campbell County who re-invented the Ford quadricycle... a century-old horseless
carriage.
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Sports-Head
ANCHOR=Mike

Tonight in sports, Barry Switzer is no longer the coach of the Cowboys.
The Express is no longer on the road as the team welcomes Raleigh to town
tonight.
And while the Hokies get set to play their home conference opener tomorrow,
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VO-NAT eng#

Curtis Staples just hopes he can play tomorrow afternoon against North
Carolina.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Robin
SS=None

We are done with the rain for the next few days. A return to chilly weather
in our weekend forecast.

Body-Found

ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#97-88
GRAPHIC=None

His family had no idea where he was...until his body was discovered next to
a downtown Roanoke office building.
Police now know who he was, but they still don't know why he was there.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke

The body of 40-year-old Joel Elkins of Liberty Road in Roanoke was found
late yesterday afternoon, at the Professional Arts Building.
Elkins was 30 feet below the parking lot, in a concrete pit sometimes used
to store a ladder.
Firefighters got his body out using a ladder truck.
The medical examiner believes Elkins fell to his death.
He was reported missing last Friday, just drove away from his home.
His car was towed away from the parking lot just a few hours before his
body turned up.
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Abed

ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-83
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales

Inmates at the City jail have come up with an ingenious system to
communicate with each other.
An inmate simply mails a letter withOUT putting a stamp on it. Instead of
his own return address, he writes the name of the inmate he wants to GET the
letter in the upper left corner.
So when it's "returned" for postage, it actually goes to the OTHER inmate...
rather than back to the original sender.
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VO-NAT

That's just a footnote to a hearing in the case of Rod Abed.... a member of
the so-called Abed "crime family" that's about to go on trial in federal court.
SUPER=03-Roanoke/January 1996

Convicted arsonist Phillip Orren testified today that Rod Abed tried to pay
him to create an alibi for arson.
In a letter to Orren, Abed purportedly says he explained to his lawyer that
Orren has a reputation for starting fires.
He reviews the phony story Orren is supposed to tell about how the owners
of the Corner Store wanted him to burn the store down but that he didn't want
to do it.
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SOT 13:28:10
IN Q=Rayed Abed's
((RAYED ABED'S FINGERPRINTS WERE FOUND ALL OVER THAT LETTER ASKING FOR FALSE
TESTIMONY. ))
SUPER=01-Tom Bondurant/Prosecutor
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=false testimony.

* * * Keith on ENG * * *
The offer came to the attention of authorities when Orren wrote to "Sandy"
at the Corner Store.
"Do you remember Rayd Rod Abed?" Orren asks.
"Well he was in the same pod with me a while ago, and he offered me
30-thousand dollars ...if I would got to court and say that you offered to pay
me to burn the store.
"It was tempting," Orren writes, "but money is nothing compared to
friendship."
13:27:15(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Now, something that
((NOW SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T COME IN THERE, BUT LET'S ASSUME THAT THE GOVERNMENT
DID TELL HIM TO GO AHEAD AND WORK IN AN UNDERCOVER CAPACITY, THAT EVIDENCE CAN
STILL BE USED, BUT IT CAN'T BE USED IN THIS "RICO" CASE. IT COULD BE USED IN A
SEPARATE OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE CASE. ))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=justice case.
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=Legal Scales

The racketeering and arson trial begins in federal Court Monday.

L'burg-Suicide

ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-84
GRAPHIC=None

A Lynchburg man apparently shot himself to death at work this morning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg

Police don't know why 48- year- old William T. Younger brought a small
caliber revolver to his job at Courtland Manufacturing.
Younger was in an employee bathroom when he shot himself once in the chest.
He later died at Lynchburg General Hospital.
Police don't know if the shooting was an accident or a suicide.
They say Younger had talked normally with other employees prior to the
shooting and had no apparent problems at work or at home.
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Boty-Bomb

ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tte
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=None

Two Botetourt County sixth graders who brought bomb materials into school
yesterday have been suspended and could face criminal charges.
Sheriff Reed Kelly says one student had a fireworks container and fuses,
shotgun pellets, and nails -- materials Kelly says could quickly be made into a
bomb.
He says the student was trying to sell them to another student at William
Clark Middle School.
Both of the youngsters have been suspended for ten days.
Meanwhile, a woman called in an unrelated bomb threat to Troutville
Elementary School -- students were evacuated but nothing was found.

Report-Cards

ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-89
GRAPHIC=Education

From now on, Virginia school students won't be the only ones worrying about
their report cards.. their SCHOOLS will be getting graded as well.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;

The State Board of Education has adopted a plan to let parents know how well
the schools are teaching their children.
It's all based on test scores linked to the new Standards of Learning.
But some educators worry that individual students may get lost in the mix.
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SOT 1:16:09
IN Q=I think what
((JIM MCCORMICK/L'BURG SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT: I THINK WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO FIND
HERE IS AS WE LOOK AT ALL OF THE CHILDREN, WE BETTER WORK REAL HARD TO LOOK AT
EACH INDIVIDUAL CHILD, BECAUSE IT'S NOT THE MASSES WHO PROVIDE FOR A SCORE OR
AN ACCOMPLISHMENT, IT'S EACH INDIVIDUAL THEN JOINING TOGETHER AS A LARGE
GROUP.))
SUPER=01-Jim McCormick/Lynchburg School Superintendent; :00
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=a large group.
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VO-NAT

McCormick supports the idea of school report cards, but says parents still
need to stay involved in their child's education.
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Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE

The video store wars are heating up in the Roanoke Valley. What's it mean
for you the customer? That's one of the stories coming up on News 7 at Six.
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VO-NAT

Higher-Ed

Roanoke's proposed Higher Education Center has a building, the support of
the Governor, and a potential for nine million dollars in state money.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;

But its supporters learned today it has a few more bridges to cross before
they can even lobby the legislature.
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SOT 03:05:18
IN Q=I think
((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: I THINK IT HAS A GOOD CHANCE. BUT OBVIOUSLY IF I HADN'T
PUT IT IN THE BUDGET I'D SAY IT WOULD HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT CHANCE. BECAUSE
THE CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE IS NOT IN FAVOR OF IT.))
SUPER=@Allen;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=favor of it.
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VO-NAT

Stafford Republican Senator John Chichester is the major problem.
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TALENT=Keith
SS=Education

But Democratic Senator John Edwards says "a minor technical problem" cropped
up today.
It turns out that the Governor put the Higher Ed center in the budget as a
"non-state agency."
So state law requires matching private funds -- in cash -- NOT property, as
donated by Norfolk Southern.
Edwards says a bill to fix that "technicality" has a good chance.

Farmer

ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-79
GRAPHIC=None

The nation's highest civilian honor will go to a Virginian you may never
have heard of.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;

But James Farmer could well be considered the father of the modern American
civil rights movement.
Farmer will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom Thursday.
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SOT tape one 02:37:29
IN Q=I've been
((JAMES FARMER/PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL RECIPIENT: I'VE BEEN HOPING TO GET IT FOR A
LONG TIME AND IT'S BEEN DELAYED IN COMING.))
SUPER=01-James Farmer/Presidential Medal Recipient;
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=delayed in coming.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-"Eyes on the Prize" - PBS;

Farmer pioneered Gandhi's non-violent protest methods in Chicago in 1941...
and then won equal rights in public transportation, organinzing the the Freedom
Riders two decades later.
Farmer spent much of his career in Martin Luther King Junior's shadow...
although HIS dream began decades earlier, when he was turned away from drinking
a Coke at a drug store counter.
At age three he thought:
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SOT 02:46:40 tape one
IN Q=When I grow
((WHEN I GROW UP.. ALMOST LIKE A RECURRING DREAM.))
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=recurring dream.
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VO-NAT

Farmer was in jail for protesting in Louisiana when King's moment in the
spotlight came during the March on Washington.
At age 78, he still teaches at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg.
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Hollywood Video is the new kid on the block.
And already, the Roanoke branch of this big national chain is pulling
customers away from other stores. (/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:39:29
IN Q=it's a good
((LARRY MUSSELWHITE/HOLLYWOOD CUSTOMER: IT'S A GOOD SELECTION. OBVIOUSLY IT'S
CONVENIENT. AND YOU GET TO KEEP MOVIES A LITTLE LONGER THAN AT SOME OF THEIR
COMPETITORS.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=COMPETITORS

One competitor just changed its policy to match the five-day deal offered at
Hollywood.
Industry watchers say Blockbuster is losing business to new competition.
Blockbuster refused our requests for an interview.
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SOT 13:47:15
IN Q=Hollywood video
((SCOTT GOLDBERG/REPORTER: HOLLYWOOD VIDEO ALSO HAS A POLICY OF NOT LETTING ITS
EMPLOYEES TALK TO REPORTERS. BUT OFF CAMERA, A COMPANY SPOKESMAN SAID THIS
STORE AT TOWERS SHOPPING CENTER IS JUST A PREVIEW, AND AT LEAST TWO MORE
HOLLYWOOD VIDEOS ARE COMING SOON TO THE ROANOKE VALLEY.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=VALLEY
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SOT 12:56:07
IN Q=that's not my competition
((DAVID FITZGERALD/SHOWTIME VIDEO: THAT'S NOT MY COMPETITION. I DON'T TRY TO
COMPETE WITH THEM.))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=WITH THEM

David Fitzgerald owns Showtime Video, a small mom-and-pop business.
He says new stores won't steal HIS customers because he does things big
chains can't -- like working out a deal with the pizza shop next door.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:57:58
IN Q=we cross
((DAVID FITZGERALD/SHOWTIME VIDEO: WE CROSS COUPONS. I GIVE A COUPON FOR THEM,
THEY'RE GIVING ONE FOR ME .. PIZZA AND MOVIES, YOU KNOW, GO TOGETHER. ))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=TOGETHER
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:10:05
IN Q=LOT OF BIG
((PATRICK BULLION/MOVIE EXPRESS: LOTS OF BIG CHAINS HAVE OPENED IN THE AREA
BEFORE AND THEY HAVEN'T HURT US YET ))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q= US YET.

At another small store, Movie Express on Williamson Road, Patrick Bullion
says he knows most customers by name, and that makes a big difference.
The kind of difference small video stores hope will keep them in business, no
matter how many big boys try to come in and take away their hometown customers.
Scott Goldberg, News-7.))

Stocks

ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=sly
TAPE#=None
GRAPHIC=NONE

Wall Street is suffering from a bout of the Asian flu.
Stocks were down more than 250 points today, prompted by concern
that the continuing Asian financial crisis will hurt economies around the
world.
TAKE DOW & NASDAQ PAGE
RUNS=:25
SUPER=x5102;
SUPER=430-y/222.20/7580.42/y/52.32/1503.22;

Ford-Replica

ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-92
GRAPHIC=None

You won't find it any dealership.. in fact it's probably not in most
MUSEUMS.
But a Campbell County man says he gets around just fine in his home- made
replica of a century- old Ford.
He took Steve Smallshaw for a ride today.
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SOT
IN Q=Melvin Shelton
SUPER=03-Concord; :00
SUPER=01-Melvin Shelton/Built Horseless Carriage; :09
SUPER=@ssm2; :48
RUNS=1:17
OUT Q=News7, Campbell County.

(( Melvin Shelton was just a boy when he saw his first picture of a horseless
carriage.
He knew right away he wanted one of his own.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:22:53
IN Q=I said at
((MELVIN SHELTON/BUILT HORSELESS CARRIAGE: I SAID AT THAT TIME IF I EVER GET
THE TOOLS AND THE MONEY, WHATEVER IT TAKES, I WANT TO BUILD ME A HORSELESS
CARRIAGE.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=horseless carriage.

After retiring in 1992, Shelton went to work on his dream.
Basing his design on one of Henry Ford's first motorized vehicles, he added
a few touches of his own.. like a gear for going in reverse, a collapsible top
and an electric headlight.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:23:35
IN Q=I had to
((MELVIN SHELTON: I HAD TO DO A LOT OF INVENTING. I TOLD 'EM I PROBABLY DID AS
MUCH INVENTING AS HENRY FORD DID WITH HIS. MORE OR LESS COPIED HENRY'S FIRST
VEHICLE THAT HE CALLED A QUADRICYCLE, BECAUSE HE USED FOUR BICYCLE WHEELS.))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=bicycle wheels.
natsot horn
RUNS=:01

On sunny days like this, Shelton will crank up his horseless carriage and
take his grandson Patrick for a ride.
They stay mostly on the sidewalks and they never top out at more then ten
miles an hour.. but his horseless carriage DOES generate a lot of stares.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:26:41
IN Q=Every time we
((MELVIN SHELTON: EVERY TIME WE RIDE UP AND DOWN THE SIDEWALK, PEOPLE ARE
DRIVING BY JUST WAVING AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL STOP AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT THAT
IS. WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN WITH IT.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=fun with it.

And best of all, he doesn't pay a car tax.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Campbell County.))

Sports Tease

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#sports tease
GRAPHIC=NONE

Coming your way tonight in sports, the Cowboys are in need of new head coach,
the Express gets ready to rock the Roundhouse the next two evenings, Curtis
Staples hopes to get on the good foot tomorrow against the Heels.
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VO-NAT eng#

And the Virginia Tech Hokies are ready to play their Atlantic 10 home opener
tomorrow afternoon at Cassell Coliseum.
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S-Cowboys

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#FB97-4
SS=DALLAS

America's Team hit rock bottom this season, and today the man who writes the
checks in Big D decided it was time to write off his friend and head coach
Barry Switzer.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-NFL; :00

This afternoon Switzer resigned after an emotional meeting with Jones, in
which the two decided a change was necessary for the future of the team.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="I feel very...
((JERRY JONES/COWBOYS OWNER:))
SUPER=01-Jerry Jones/Cowboys Owner; 00
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=...TO COME."
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=hold cowboys

No successor has been named at this time. Switzer refused to talk to
reporters about his departure.

S-Hokies

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#TB98-1
GRAPHIC=A-10 HOOPS

The Virginia Tech Hokies welcome St. Joe's to the Cassell tomorrow for their
Atlantic 10 home opener.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :00

The tip-off tomorrow is at two o'clock, and after losing their conference
opener to Duquesne last weekend tomorrow is a must win for Tech.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=bite
((ROLAN ROBERTS:))
((MYRON GUILLORY:))
SUPER=01-Rolan Roberts/Va. Tech Freshman; :00
SUPER=01-Myron Guillory/Va. Tech Senior; :10
RUNS=:26
OUT Q=...THIS GAME."
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VO-NAT con't

The Hokies worked out for two hours this afternoon and after practice I asked
head coach Bobby Hussey to explain how his team could beat Liberty by 33 and
then the Flames could top UVa by 5.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=BITE
((BOBBY HUSSEY/VA. TECH HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Bobby Hussey/Va. Tech Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=...VA. TECH."
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S-Staples

UVa's Curtis Staples is the subject of one of the cruelest ironies of the
college basketball season.
Two days after suffering through an OH for 5 shooting performance against
Liberty, the Roanoke native was named the national winner of the AT & T long
distance award for his three point shooting in December.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Charlottesville/Wednesday Night; :00

But Curtis is now worried about the status for the rest of the season.
A nagging foot injury limited his effectiveness against the Flames and
although he will play tomorrow, he's not sure for how long.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="It's been...
((CURTIS STAPLES/56 THREE POINTERS THIS YEAR:))
SUPER=01-Curtis Staples/56 Three Pointers This Season; :00
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=...COMES AND GOES."
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WIPE TO PINNACLE BOARD

S-ACC

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE
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PINNACLE PAGE - UVA/UNC
And you can check out Curtis and the Cavaliers tomorrow afternoon at 1:30
right here on Your Hometown Station as they attempt to do what no other team
has been able to do this season, beat number one ranked North Carolina.
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PINNACLE PAGE GT/WF
And right after that game as part of our doubleheader you can catch Wake
Forest and Georgia Tech. That contest should tip off at four o'clock.
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S-Express

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#ICE-98
GRAPHIC=EXPRESS

The Roanoke Express is going to have to turn up the heat to get a couple of
victories on the ice this weekend.
Roanoke plays a tough Raleigh team tonight and then skates against first
place Richmond tomorrow.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00

Coach Frank Anzalone says missed shots and mistakes led to the recent one
and three road trip.
And he says the puck's going to have to bounce Roanoke's way to get a win
against Raleigh tonight.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:26:52
IN Q=THEY HANDLED US
((FRANK ANZALONE/EXPRESS COACH: THEY HANDLED US IN RALEIGH. THEY ARE BIG AND
TOUGH AND WE DON'T MATCH UP WITH THEM IN THOSE AREAS. WE HAVE TO PLAY VERY
WELL AT HOME. WE HAVE TO PLAY WITH A LOT OF EMOTION. WE HAVE TO PLAY WITH A
LOT OF JUMP AND OUR BIG PEOPLE HAVE TO PLAY ULTRA BIG IN THAT PARTICULAR GAME.
RICHMOND'S ON A RUN RIGHT NOW. EVERYTIME WE FACE RICHMOND THEY'VE EITHER BEEN
LOSING AND MADE A BIG TRADE AND WE WERE LUCKY TO WIN OR ELSE THEY'RE ON A RUN
AND WE HAVE TO BE THE TEAM TO WIN. SO THESE GAMES ARE NOT GOING TO BE EASY.))
SUPER=01-Frank Anzalone/Express Coach;
RUNS=:29
OUT Q=ARE NOT GOING TO BE EASY
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ANCHOR=MIKE
SS HOLD
Richmond skates into the Roundhouse tomorrow as the leader in the Northeast
Division--five points ahead of Roanoke.
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Weekend-Promo

ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=sly
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=None

Will you be up early tomorrow and looking for the latest in local news and
weather?
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Take Fullscreen Board 9403 Weekend News
Join Denise Allen and Andrew Freiden for News 7 Saturday Morning and News 7
Sunday Morning.
That will be at eight a-m beginning tomorrow.
All the news, weather and sports to start off your weekend.
So join us for News 7 Saturday Morning and News 7 Sunday morning.
Promo
ANCHOR=Keith
(toss to Jean)
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=sta
TAPE#Promo

There are some changes coming to the Roanoke Regional Airport, but not
everybody's pleased.
Double Boxes=Keith and Jean/Newsroom

Jean Jadhon has more on that story. Jean--
Live=Jean Full/Newsroom
SUPER=@Jean1;

Keith, the plan is to renovate some existing buildings at the Airport and
build some other new ones.
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VO-NAT

But in the process about a dozen buildings will be demolished, and some
people say when those go, so goes some of Roanoke's aviation history.
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Double Boxes=Keith and Jean/Newsroom

We'll have the story, plus all the latest news, weather, and sports tonight
on News 7 at 11--Keith?
(Ad Lib byes)
Talent=Keith